Clinical News: Page 2675

Fuji wins Premier DR contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Fujifilm Medical Systems USA has signed an agreement with Premier to supply digital radiography (DR) systems, the company announced.
October 10, 2007
Medtronic's Endeavor moves closer to clearance
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recommended for clearance Medtronic's Endeavor drug-eluting stent for treatment of coronary artery disease, the company reported.
October 10, 2007
Fonar slams patent reform bill
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
MRI vendor Fonar of Melville, NY, bought a full-page ad in the October 9 edition of the New York Times to protest proposed legislation to reform U.S. patent law.
October 10, 2007
FDA clears Pinyons contrast injector
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Contrast injector developer Pinyons Medical Technology of Park City, UT, has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its PowrSyringe injector.
October 10, 2007
E-Z-EM sales dip in Q1
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Lower sales of CT and fluoroscopy contrast products led to a 1% decline in fiscal first-quarter sales from continuing operations for contrast and virtual colonoscopy firm E-Z-EM.
October 10, 2007
Rogan-Delft adds Finnish install
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PACS vendor Rogan-Delft has completed the first installation of a large Web-based PACS network in Finland.
October 10, 2007
Walking the tightrope: The legal and regulatory impact of digital mammography
By Kate Madden Yee
The Digital Mammographic Imaging Screening Trial (DMIST) established the benefits of digital mammography over film-screen, indicating that certain women would benefit from the digital technology. But even so, transitioning to digital can be challenging for facilities on many levels: financially, operationally, and legally. Bonnie Rush, president of Breast Imaging Specialists (BIS) of San Diego, discusses the legal and regulatory issues that arise when converting to digital mammography.
October 10, 2007
2007 10 01 09 05 35 706
Hologic hit with patent suit from J&J's Ethicon Endo-Surgery
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Women's imaging vendor Hologic acknowledged in an October 9 filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that Cincinnati-based Ethicon Endo-Surgery has filed a patent infringement complaint against Hologic and its wholly owned subsidiary, Suros Surgical Systems of Indianapolis.
October 9, 2007
NDMA launches Google gadget
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
National Digital Medical Archive (NDMA) of Berwyn, PA, has launched two new Google Desktop gadgets designed to remind women about breast health.
October 9, 2007
Positioning is the key to making the most of FFDM
For the breast healthcare facility, making the leap to full-field digital mammography (FFDM) means many changes. For radiologic technologists, FFDM does require some adjustment to their positioning technique. Mammography consultant Tammy Coryell highlights some of the main differences between scanning patients on a digital unit and an analog one, and how to make the most of this new technology.
October 9, 2007
2007 10 01 09 05 35 706
German-U.S. team successfully tests PET ring inside MRI system
By Wayne Forrest
German and U.S. researchers and engineers are showing early success with a prototype hybrid PET/MRI system, which features a full-ring PET insert installed inside a 7-tesla MR scanner. The team from the University of Tübingen, Burker BioSpin MRI, and Siemens Preclinical Solutions recently presented the results of its study on the performance of the hybrid PET/MRI small animal imaging system.
October 9, 2007
Biospace med nets FDA OK on x-ray imager
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
French digital radiography developer Biospace Med of Paris has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market its EOS digital x-ray imager for 2D imaging use.
October 8, 2007
Previous Page
Page 2675 of 3667
Next Page